Spent most of Mon 4/26 morn trying to figure out why my Cricut Explore Air would not cut. It would start some time and then stop and then it would not start at all and give me errors. It indicated to retry which I did and then it indicated to call customer service if problem continued. I phoned Cricut and was on hold and then disconnected. Phoned again and was on hold for long time & finally I hung up. I tried cutting using the USB and that worked so I determined the problem was either with the wireless bluetooth and/or the Cricut plugin that I had loaded recently when I was told to update and load the new plugin. I read a bunch of different things online and discovered that the plugin had to be 'activated always' and I had it as 'ask to activate.' It was not asking me to activate and not sure why. I have other programs on my pc and I have those set to ask me if it is ok to run as in 'ask to activate' and they work fine. So, I changed the Cricut plugin to 'always activate' and the bluetooth was able to cut.
Created this Mother's Day card with inspiration from Mary of Cardz TV. You can click here to see Mary's card.
Used a Hero Arts stamp for sentiment. Instead of using foam tape I used a piece of self-adhesive foam cut to be just slightly smaller than the red layer placed between the base & red layer. Added ribbon & bow. Used Wink of Stella clear on the Roses.
Supplies List
Cricut cartridge: A Child's Year 8" x 5.5" white scallop base
Walk In My Garden 2.75" Roses
foam: self-adhesive - between base & red layer
ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
machine: Cricut Explore Air
paper: cardstock - red, white
pen: Wink of Stella clear - on Roses
ribbon: ribbon trends gingham black
stamp: Hero Arts CL498 - sentiment
Entering this into the following challenges:
4/28 C.R.A.F.T. Ch 308 Make Your Own Embellishment 5E(#2) 4/23 made bow
4/30 DL.ART Apr Linky Ch 1Eperday/no stack 4/1
5/3 Simon Says Stamp Mon Ch: Anything Goes 5E(#2) 4/27
5/4 Loves Rubber Stamps Ch#149 Use at least 2 Dies UE 4/28 2 Dies - Base of Card, Roses
5/6 DL.ART Thankful Thurs Ch#155 Mother's Day/TY 5E(#3) no stack 4/23
5/7 Cardz TV Card Des Ch #8 Mother's Day 3E(#3) 4/24
5/10 Craftin Desert Diva Link It Up & Craft It Up Linky Party Ch#54 Mother's Day UE 4/27
5/10 Fantabulous Cricut Ch#250 Celebrate Mom 3E(#1) 4/27
Please click here to enter Cuttin' & Stampin' Ch 14-15 Easter.
Please click here to enter Doodle Pantry April Challenge #45 which goes live noon EST 4/1. Please click here to see my Petite Bouquet Thank You Card.
Please click here to enter One Stitch At A Time Ch208 Use a Digi. Please click here to see my Happy BEE Day Spring Card.
Created
this Oriental Card using Mark's Finest Papers stamps & sketch which
you can see below.
Supplies List
ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
paper: cardstock - black, red, white
Spellbinder: Nest Classic Diamonds
stamp: Mark's Finest Papers Nature's Brushstrokes
Entering this into the following challenges:
4/18 MFP Oriental Ch#32 5E(#4) 4/12
4/28 A Blog Named Hero Ch#42 Layer Cake - Use layers or Dimension UE combtot5ch 4/15
4/30 DLART April Linky Ch UE 1EperDay 4/1
Please click here to enter Cuttin' & Stampin' Ch 14-10 St. Patrick's Day. Please click here to see my St. Patrick's Day Tag.
Please click here to enter One Stitch At A Time Ch203 For a Boy.
Oriental Birthday Card details:
1. used sketch which you can see below
2.
used Cricut cartridge Pagoda to make the Shrine stencil from negative cut - I cut the Shrine in the center of the 6" x 6" piece of black cardstock, lifted the Shrine piece off, attahced the black 6" x 6" negative cut to a 6" x 6" white cardsstock base & adhered the small 4 black panels
3. used Tim Holtz Distress Ink barn door on Shrine stencil
4. using a Spellbinder Diamond die I cut out a diamond in center of 6" x 6" red cardstock & attached the red 6" x 6" negative cut as top layer
4. used Mark's Finest Papers stamps for dragonflies, flowers & Nature sentiment, colored the flowers with Memento Lady Bug
5. stamped Hero Arts stamp 'happy birthday' sentiment
Supplies List
Cricut cartridge: Pagoda 2" Shrine negative cut for stencil
ink: Memento Lady Bug, VersaFine Onyx Black
paper: cardstock - black, red,white
Spellbinder: Nest Classic Diamonds
stamp: Hero Arts Small Greetings 'happy birthday' sentiment,
Mark Finest Papers - Dragonflies, Nature's Brushstrokes
Tim Holtz: Distress Ink - barn door
Entering this into the following challenges:
3/14 A Blog Named Hero Ch38 Stencil It! UE comb5totch 3/1
3/14 MFP Oriental Sketch Ch#27 5E(#2) 3/8
3/15 Hero Arts Birthday Ch 5 Categories: Metallic, Rainbow, Kids, Floral, Anything Goes
use at least 1 HA item UE 1/31
3/16 Craftin Desert Divas Craft it Up & Link It Up Linky Party #26 Birthdays UE 3/3
Created this
Kids Heart-Shaped Valentine Card using a Spellbinder
heart die.The Heart-shaped
Valentine 2 heart pieces are cut with Spellbinder largest Classic
Heart die, each heart piece is scored at the top at 3 1/2", red tape adhesive
is added above the score line on inside piece, the red tape is peeled off and then the 2 heart pieces are attached together.
Used craftsmart stamps for the sentiment & LadyBug.
Tried
a new to me way of using washi tape. Placed strip of washi tape on an
index card (cardstock can be used also) which gives it sturdiness, 2nd
strip added above 1st strip, punched a shape out using a Stampin' Up
heart punch, and used dots adhesive on back to attach the heart shape
with washi tape on it to project.
Added
ribbon and used a strip of washi tape to hold it in place. I've found
that over time some of my washi tape on projects has peeled up at the
ends. In order to prevent the ends from peeling up I used red tape
adhesive over the ribbon before placing the washi tape on and this seems
to hold the washi tape in place at the ends better. Has anyone else had
the problem of the washi tape peeling up & what have you done to
prevent this?
Supplies List
adhesive: red tape, Zots clear adhesive dots
ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
paper: index card, cardstock - red
ribbon: Dashes, Dots & Checks
Spellbinder: Nest Classic Hearts
stamps: craftsmart - sentiment & LadyBug
tools: Martha Stewart scoring board
washi tape: Recollections Valentine
Entering this into the following challenges:
2/8 Pile It On #5 Ribbon UE 2/2
2/10 Loves Rubber Stamps Ch89 Anything Goes UE 2/4
2/10 Scrappy Moms-Stamps Terr Tues Ch Love Is In The Air UE 2/4
2/14 Hiding In My Craft Room HIMCR #136 Super Scraps Sat 3E(#1) 2/8
2/14 Jos Scrap Shack FFC#36 Anything Goes UE 2/7
2/16 Craftin Desert Divas Craft It up & Link It Up Linky Party #24 Color Ch UE 2/3
3/2 Ribbon Carousel RCC90 Washi Tape UE 2/4
For Artic Fox OSAAT DT Ch194 click here.
Created this Oriental card using:
1. sketch which you can see below
2. MFP Nature's Brushstrokes stamp
3. Cuttlebug Just My Type embossing border
3. colors: black, red, white
Supplies List
embossing: Cuttlebug Just My Type emb border
ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
paper: cardstock - black, red, white
Spellbinder: Nest Standard Circles
stamp: Mark's Finest Papers Dragonflies
Entering this into the following challenges:
1/10 MFP Oriental Sketch Ch18 5E(#5) 1/4
1/13 Loves Rubber Stamps Ch85 Anything Goes UE 1/7
1/17 Jos Scrap Shack FFC#32 Anything Goes UE 1/10
1/19 Victorine Originals Ch#75 3 Layers UE 1/6
For Artic Fox OSAAT DT Ch194 click here.
Created this Oriental card using:
1. sketch which you can see below
2. MFP Nature's Brushstrokes stamp
3. Cuttlebug Plum Blossom embossing folder
3. colors: black, red, white
Supplies List
embossing: Cuttlebug Plum Blossom emb folder
ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
paper: cardstock - black, red, white
Spellbinder: Nest Standard Circles
stamp: Mark's Finest Papers Nature's Brushstrokes
Entering this into the following challenges:
1/10 MFP Oriental Sketch Ch18 5E(#4) 1/4
1/13 Loves Rubber Stamps Ch85 Anything Goes UE 1/7
1/17 Jos Scrap Shack FFC#32 Anything Goes UE 1/10
1/19 Victorine Originals Ch#75 3 Layers UE 1/6
For Artic Fox OSAAT DT Ch194 click here.
Created this Oriental card using:
1. sketch which you can see below
2. MFP Nature's Brushstrokes stamp
3. Cuttlebug Plum Blossom embossing folder
3. colors: black, red, white
Supplies List
embossing: Cuttlebug Plum Blossom emb folder
ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
paper: cardstock - black, red, white
Spellbinder: Nest Standard Circles
stamp: Mark's Finest Papers Nature's Brushstrokes
Entering this into the following challenges:
1/10 MFP Oriental Sketch Ch18 5E(#3) 1/4
1/13 Loves Rubber Stamps Ch85 Anything Goes UE 1/7
1/17 Jos Scrap Shack FFC#32 Anything Goes UE 1/10
1/19 Victorine Originals Ch#75 3 Layers UE 1/6
For Artic Fox OSAAT DT Ch194 click here.
Created this Oriental card using a sketch which you can see below. Used Mark's Finest Papers Nature's Brushstrokes stamps.
Supplies List
embossing: Cuttlebug - Art Deco emb folder, Organic Flourish emb border
ink: VersaMark Onyx Black
machine: Sizzix BIGkick
paper: cardstock - black, red, white
Spellbinder: Nest Standard Circles
stamp: Mark's Finest Papers Nature's Brushstrokes
Entering this into the following challenges:
12/31 DLART Thankful Thurs Dec Linky Ch Anything Goes UE 12/5
1/3 Hiding In My Craft Room HIMCR130 Anything but Holiday 3E(#2) 12/28
1/3 MFP Oriental Sketch Ch17 5E(#2) 12/28
